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Patent No.:

US 8446821 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2010

Offering incentives under a flat rate charging system

Applicants:

Nikolaos Laoutaris, Barcelona, ES;

Parminder Chhabra, Barcelona, ES;

Pablo Rodriguez Rodriguez, Barcelona, ES;

Ravi Sundaram, Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Nikolaos Laoutaris, Barcelona, ES;

Parminder Chhabra, Barcelona, ES;

Pablo Rodriguez Rodriguez, Barcelona, ES;

Ravi Sundaram, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

Telefonica, S.A., Madrid, ES;

Attorney:

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Primary Examiner:

Michael Thier

Assistant Examiner:

Benjamin H Elliott, IV

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention describes a method of providing incentives to users via supporting mechanisms and algorithms for facilitating the move of DT traffic to off-peak hours. It proposes an efficient utilization of the network resources during peak hour under a flat-rate pricing scheme with the cooperation and blessing of the users and without adding complexity to billing.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Laoutaris, Nikolaos. (2013). Offering incentives under a flat rate charging system (U.S. Patent No. 8446821). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8446821

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